Nov 02 Trump nominee Sam Clovis withdraws name from Agriculture post after Russia probe scrutiny By Ken Thomas, Associated Press This week, it was revealed that Sam Clovis had communications with George Papadopoulos, who has admitted to lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries. Continue reading
Nov 02 WATCH: What’s in the tax plan put forth by House Republicans? By Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press GOP leaders briefed rank-and-file lawmakers on the proposal Thursday morning ahead of a formal rollout and a show of unity event at the White House with President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 01 Could Trump send the New York City terror suspect to Guantanamo? By Ben Fox, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would consider sending the suspect in the New York bike path attack to the Guantanamo Bay detention center. But just a few hours later, the government filed federal terrorism charges against suspect Sayfullo Saipov,… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 3:18 News Wrap: House GOP scramble to finalize tax plan By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, House Republicans are scrambling to finalize a plan to cut taxes after delaying the release of the bill to buy an extra day of negotiations. President Trump said he would be standing beside them when… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch 3:37 Facing tougher questions on Russian interference, social media giants vow to do better By PBS News Hour Facebook, Twitter and Google were back on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to testify before congressional intelligence committees on whether their platforms were used by Russia to impact the 2016 election. All three companies admitted fault, but they do not yet… Continue watching
Nov 01 Trump signs GOP repeal of banking rule that allowed consumers to join together in lawsuits By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The repeal means bank customers will still be subject to what are known as mandatory arbitration clauses, which effectively waive the customer's right to sue. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 9:04 Debating Trump’s reaction to the New York attack By PBS News Hour President Trump’s response to a New York terror attack was starkly different from how he responded to a mass shooting in Las Vegas. John Yang sits down with Karine Jean-Pierre of MoveOn.org and Chris Buskirk of American Greatness to discuss… Continue watching
Nov 01 San Juan mayor questions abrupt postponement of House hearing about Hurricane Maria By Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press Rep. Bennie G. Thompson of Mississippi, the top Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, who had invited Cruz to testify, told reporters he was given no explanation for the postponement. Continue reading
Nov 01 Here are some of the ads Facebook says are linked to Russia By Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The ads were released Wednesday as officials from Facebook and other social media companies faced criticism for not doing enough to prevent Russian agents from interfering with the American political process. Continue reading
Nov 01 WATCH: White House expected to address New York truck attack in news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is expected to speak around 3 p.m. EST. Watch live here. Continue reading